Cancellation notice of the play, Four Places

Four Places Production: Cancellation Notice

With very deep regret, we are announcing that Central Park Player’s production of Four Places cannot take place. Due to family loss and multiple health concerns, our dedicated cast of four simply faced too many hurdles to overcome. We very much wanted to share this powerful play. We hope to find another way to bring this show to our patrons, but have no set plans at this time. Ticket buyers will be contacted by our box office within the next two days. We will provide refunds, vouchers for future shows, or to transfer to seats in a show that has …

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Seeking Interns for Day Camp!

Call For Camp Interns! Central Park Players is looking for volunteers to assist with CPP’s Act One Theatre Day Camp! A wonderful way for younger theatre fans to get involved! Camp Interns will be assisting the 3 Camp Leaders, who are degree holding professionals, with their theatre instruction to the K-8 campers/attendees. Camp Intern ages start at middle school age, 11 years old, with the younger Camp Interns working with the 5-7 age group campers. Older volunteers, including young adults, generally work with the 8-13 age group or both groups. This 2023 camp season runs 2 weeks on weekdays June …

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Newsies, JR. Sells Out Multiple Evenings

Central Park Players’ production of Newsies JR. this summer was a huge success! The musical, starring youth ages 6 – 18, sold out its Thursday 7/28 and Friday 7/29 performances. We also had a stellar turnout for both of our showings on Saturday, 7/30. Directed by Amy Lalick-PrinziAssisted by Meg SebastianProduced by Diane ReethsMusic Directed by Gabi TomesChoregraphed by Samantha Farrar Cast Jack Kelly: Evan Bolla Katherine Plumber: Sophia Kelley Crutchie: Rory Ponce Davey: Jordan Smaka Joseph Pulitzer: Kyle Penland Les: Marissa Roll Medda Larkin: Hannah Reier Wiesel: Charlie Beute Morris Delancey: Jonah Beute Oscar Delancey: Keith Woolery Teddy Roosevelt: …

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See Alice in Wonderland at Mill Point Park

CPP presents Alice in Wonderland in Spring Lake! Join us for our fundraiser event at Mill Point Park on Saturday, August 20th! The agenda for this family-friendly show along the Grand River will be:5-6 PM bring your own picnic meal, place settings etc.6-7 PM enjoy a complimentary Tea Party with some of your favorite Wonderland characters7-9 PM watch Alice in Wonderland Tickets available ONLY AT THE EVENT!$10.00 for adults & $5.00 for children **Rain Location: Spring Lake Presbyterian Church** Sponsorships Would you like to help bring Alice to Spring Lake? 🔴Painting the Roses Red – $100 Immediate advertising as sponsors …

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Bess Z Awards

Please help us congratulate the 2021-2022 Bess Z Award Winners! We offer a round of applause for every person off stage and on this season. Thank you for sharing your time and talents on the CPP stage. We gave our community some tremendous art! These awards are determined by 9 anonymous judges that attend each of our main season shows. The Board of Directors has NO deciding factor in the performance, tech and production awards. The winners were announced at our Annual Summer Picnic on Saturday, June 11th @ 6PM @ Pottawattomie Park. Lead Male Performance WINNER:SCOTT MURPHY, Wadsworth in …

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Board Elections

Announcing the 2021-2022 Board of Directors Nominees We have 4 outstanding nominees for our Board of Directors. Here is more information about them (in alphabetical order). Michael Baribeau Many with CPP have had an opportunity to work with me and know me as enthusiastic, helpful, and reliable. I think we can all agree theatre is not just an art but also family and for both reasons I am emotionally and personally invested and want to see it not only succeed but grow. I have served mostly in a performance and crew capacity with no formal theatre education. From 2005-2015, I …

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Clean Up Day: June 4

We are seeking volunteers to help us to clean, sort, and organize our space. Please join us starting at 10AM on Saturday, June 4 at the Grand Haven Community Center. Can’t stay the whole time? No worries, please just come if / when you can. We’ll be breaking out into groups and tackling each area separately. Click on the button below to sign up for a specific area. Add to Google Calendar

That’s a Wrap!

A Piece of My Heart is the inspiring true stories of six courageous women sent to Vietnam, and their heart-wrenching struggle to make sense of a war that irrevocably changed them, and a nation that shunned them. The drama centers on a career Army woman, an American Red Cross volunteer, a Navy Nurse, two Army nurses, an entertainer, and the men that surround their lives.  The play portrays each woman before, during, and after her tour in the war-torn nation and ends as each leaves a personal token at the memorial wall in Washington. A Piece of My Heart was …

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Register for Day Camp

Monday, June 20 – Friday, July 1, 2022 Grand Haven Community Center 421 Columbus St. $125.00 for 1 child$220.00 for 2 siblings$330.00 for 3 siblings, etc. USE CODE: SIBLINGS at checkout to apply sibling discount Squirmby John Jacobson and John HigginsAges 4 – 7 | 10AM – 12PM Ahhh!! Join the wiggles and squiggles as the Itsy Bitsy Spider, Daddy Long Legs, Hook Worm, Snake, and a host of other critters take over the stage. But wait! No need to scream; just listen carefully, and you will learn how things that make us squirm can be A-okay! Compose Yourselfby John …

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